The child was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for injuries.

And while police said the 32-year-old man originally told them he did not know how the baby was injured, he later admitted that he "blacked out" while doing laundry with Emmaleigh.

Police said that when they arrived at the house in Meadowlark Lane in Ripley, they found Benjamin trying to "wipe something" off his groin area, which police later determined to be the baby's blood, according to WSAZ.

A Facebook group called Justice For Emmaleigh has been created along with the social media hashtag #JusticeForEmmaleigh, and the family has also set up a GoFundMe account to help pay for the medical and funeral expenses.